Daily Republican., 1887-08-16
SLEEPING wONDERs.

Sleep In most individuals lasts for
the space Of eight hours. Exceptions
to this statement are numerous;
whether these arise from duty or lazi-
ness we shall not venture to examine.
Sir 3. Codrington, the famous naval
Iofficer, when a midshipman, could
watch on deck for nineteen hours;
this left only five for sleep, which in
his case was most proiound-so pro-
found that no noise was sufficiently
strong TO wake him; yet If the word
''signal" was whispered in his ear he
awoke and was on deck instantly.
Reporters OF the House of Commons
require great exertions to keep them
selves from sleeping. A few years
ago q distinguished member of 1.-THE
Igentlemen in the gallery" took down
a speech while he was sleeping. His
statement rests on his oath. Calvin
tells of a friend OF his reading aloud to
him while asleep. The organ Of vision
was alone active.
Coleridge. the dreaming philosopher,
composed ''Kubla Khan" Zone of his
Ipoems) while fast asleep. Next morn
ing lie was sure there had been an ac-
quisition to his literature, but was too
negligent to write the stanzas. A few
days aiterward he attempted to recall
the verses, but they had for the most
part fled, and the poem as it now
stands is but fragment.
IN SPITE OF SURROUNDINGS.
Every one knows that extreme ia
Itigue induces sleep, and this in spite
of surrounding relations, which in Or
dinary circumstances would hinder
any one from resting. Previous to
the shortening OF the hours of work
factory children frequently fell asleel,
while working at the machines, al
though well aware that they would
incur severe punishment by doing so.
The North American Indian, al the
stake of torture, has been known to 60
10 sleep on the least remission OF
.agony, and will slumber until the fire
is applied to awaken him.
1t is on record that during the heat
of the battle of the Nile some of the
over-fatigued boys fell asleep upon the
ideck, and during the attack upon Ran
LOGON, in the Burmese war, the cap.
tain OF one of the steam frigates most
Ractively engaged, worn out by the ex-
lcess of continued mental tension, fell
asleep and remained perfectly uncon.
scious for two hours within yard OF
his largest guns, which were being
worked energetically the whole period.
Habit and tine, place and circum-
stances predispose us all to sleep. The
celebrated pedestrian, Capt. Barclay,
when accomplishing his extraordinary
feat of walking 1000 miles in as many
successive hours, obtained at least such
a mastery over himself that he fell
asleep the instant he lay down. The
doctors wife never hears the door bell
during the night, although the noise
is sufficient to rouse the wearied hus-
band; but should a child in the nur.
lsery cry, then the mother, obvious to
all other sounds, hears at once the in
fant's voice.
EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENA.
l 1t is related that the Able Faria,
Lwho acquired notoriety through his
spower Of inducing somnambulism
was accustomed merely to place his
patient IN an armchair, after telling
him TO shut his eyes and collect him
self, and pronounce in a strong voice
"dormer," which was usually success
! ful.
There seems to be no limit to tn,
wonders displayed by man in sleeping
ICondercct. the mathematician, solvet
one of his most difficult problems
while asleep-a problem, too, which
PUZZLED him during his waking hours
A professor of theology in the Univer
sity of Basle once wrote a sermon
! while asleep; lie found it on his desl
next morning. The preceding nigh
he could not grapple with the subiec
as he desired, but the performance o
his sleeping hours was quite satisfac
tory to him.
| Jenny Lind was one OF the mos
celebrated singers Of her time. No on
tcould rival her powers except fac
ltory girl, who sang sometimes bette
then the famous Jenny. The cir
lcould not attempt any difficult piec
when awake, but when sleeping sh
sang so correctly, 50 like the renown
led artistic, that it was difficult to dis
: Etinguish between their voices. o.
lone occasion Nine. Lind heard tn
, tgirl, who even tested the accuracy {
her powers by giving her long an
Ichromatic exercise. This the sleepin
girl performed, much to the wonder G
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